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Ashinoyu from The Seven Hot Springs of Hakone
Ashinoyu from The Seven Hot Springs of Hakone
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Ashinoyu from The Seven Hot Springs of Hakone

Artist (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Dateabout 1847–1852
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper; fan-shaped
Dimensionssheet: 22.8 × 29.3 cm (9 × 11 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineAlexander H. Bullock Fund
Object number2000.54
Label TextHakone, the tenth post station along the Tokaido Highway, was famous for its seven natural hot springs. Historically, and still today, it is frequented by city dwellers of Edo (present-day Tokyo). The design illustrating the Ashinoyu hot spring is the last of a set of six fan-shaped woodblock prints of Hakone's seven popular hot springs. Ashinoyu is visited for the remedial power of its waters, believed to be particularly efficacious for high blood pressure, women's illnesses and skin problems. Situated in the southwestern corner of Kanagawa Prefecture--on the eastern flank of Mount Komagatake and immediately to the north of Lake Ashi--Ashinoyu offers spectacular views of Mount Fuji from certain vantage points. This print, however, focuses on the bathhouse and the surrounding complex of guestrooms of the famous Matsuzakaya Inn. The name of the inn, which still exists today, appears on the paper lantern in the foreground.
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